Any reason for my teen to have VPN on their phone?

[Anonymous]

I notice they use it during the school day last week - but was told it was for better signal. I am not buying that.

Any reason a MCPS student needs a VPN besides getting around MCPS firewalls and probably parent phone limits?

[Anonymous]

MCPS has blocked social media apps on their network this year. If your kid uses those a lot, that might be why.

[Anonymous]

It may sound counterintuitive, but some web sites are faster if you go through a VPN. They probably don't want the school snooping at their internet traffic, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It may sound counterintuitive, but some web sites are faster if you go through a VPN. They probably don't want the school snooping at their internet traffic, too.

It was on their phone, not the Chromebook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It may sound counterintuitive, but some web sites are faster if you go through a VPN. They probably don't want the school snooping at their internet traffic, too.

LMAO! Is this a teen posting this?

OP, the only reason your teen is using a VPN is to either get around the school's network restrictions or your parental controls. Block VPNs on their phone NOW.

[Anonymous]

I use VPN for faster internet

[Anonymous]

What is a vpn

[Anonymous]

It’s to get on Snapchat at school

[Anonymous]

Yea, it’s to get around blocks and hide things.

[Anonymous]

How do you block every VPN app. There are so many

[Anonymous]

Nope no reason. Most of them dont work in MCPS anyways.

If he/she is using a free one, it is most certainly collecting data to sell. It's how the app makes money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may sound counterintuitive, but some web sites are faster if you go through a VPN. They probably don't want the school snooping at their internet traffic, too.

LMAO! Is this a teen posting this?

OP, the only reason your teen is using a VPN is to either get around the school's network restrictions or your parental controls. Block VPNs on their phone NOW.

+1. Ask better followup question like, Where were they at, what were they doing that they needed faster internet long enough to require VPN? On a cell phone?

[Anonymous]

shouldn't we all be using a VPN for security purposes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:shouldn't we all be using a VPN for security purposes?

No. VPNs are usually bad for security. You're routing your traffic directly through sketchy third parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:shouldn't we all be using a VPN for security purposes?

if you use a public network you absolutely "must" use a vpn, still shouldnt tho

and to connect to certain secure sites you absolutely must